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Credit Info

NASBA Field of Study

Communications

Level

Basic

Prerequisites

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

CPE credits

Online - 2.0

Course acronym

BLI

Readers of finance and accounting documents expect the information to be complete, accurate, and readable - neither overly simplistic nor complex. This course will enable you to select and apply language that delivers clear and readable documents, reports, letters, and emails. Major topics include:

Understanding the difference between appropriately and overly technical word choices

Making sentences communicate meaning precisely and without excess words

Learning Objectives:

When you complete this course, you will be able to:

Choose words that are precise and familiar

Eliminate unnecessary words and limit ambiguity

Write sentences that make ideas clear

Use verbs to clarify meaning

Who Will Benefit?

CPAs in any role interested in being able to effectively communicate accounting and financial information to a non-technical audience

Prerequisite: None

Advanced Preparation:None

This course has been developed by the Business Learning Institute. The Business Learning Institute, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org.

About the Authors

Lin Kroeger

About the Publisher

Business Learning Institute

The Business Learning Institute (BLI) is the strategic learning partner and talent management consultancy for organizations worldwide. BLI is a center facilitating the development and sharing of competencies and strategic knowledge required for leadership in today’s rapidly changing business environment. BLI delivers competency-based curriculum, courses, content, and community to maximize career trajectories and grow intellectual capital for organizational and executive leadership.

Our 60+ instructors offer over 400 learning programs in all formats (including on-site training, live events and seminars, keynotes, and online formats like webcasts, webinars, and on-demand learning). Each BLI program can be tailored to the needs of your organization.

The future is here, and it will continue to come with increased speed and complexity. We hope you will continue to learn more about how BLI can help align your organization’s learning strategy and guide the momentum of your staff’s career growth.